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By: o2, Phone Home! -- Fruit Bytes

o2, Phone Home! -- Fruit Bytes — Fri, 07 May 2010 16:18:19 +0000

[...] Phone Home! 07 May Communication, Internet No comment Back in January I wrote about o2 Home Phone which was arriving in March. I’ve kept an eye on developments as I’ve been wanting to [...]

By: Greg

Greg — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:42:59 +0000

SKY need a BT line, which is a shame.

TalkTalk are fine if you’re lucky and get a solid line and connection, but if your equipment or line is temperamental then they have a nasty habit of fobbing people off and telling them it’s their PC/Mac equipment which is at fault.

I can think of at least one occasion where a TalkTalk advisor told a customer that their Mac was the problem, as TalkTalk don’t provide OS X drivers for the Wireless Modem/Router, and that they’d need to purchase a Windows-based PC to use the service!!

We tested the machine thoroughly with no replication of the fault, and suggested the user have a stern word with their ISP. :p

By: G4Shallow

G4Shallow — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:03:40 +0000

Shame that they are not a LLU provider on my exchange otherwise I would have taken them up on this.
However, not going on O2 Access for Broadband.

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:58:34 +0000

Hey Stu! Haha, that sounds perfectly reasonable to me Really looking forward to the new iPhone this year.

I’m not sure what the deal is with SKY, but I would imagine a BT line is needed for that.

By: Stu J

Stu J — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 20:20:46 +0000

free iphone? HA – just had to pay through the nose to get the 3gs upgrade.

I know the 4th gen may just be round the corner, but I have that covered – the wifes contract is up in June, and then she can have my shiny new 3gs … WHAT? that’s reasonable, right? haha

o2 homephone, may just do that. Will Sky be pissed though? You’re meant to have a BT landline right?

By: Sam

Sam — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:20:13 +0000

Haha, that would be nice

By: John

John — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:16:15 +0000

That’s good, Sam. Just thought I’d mention it. What you need now is for o2 to reward your loyalty with a free iPhone when the new one comes out.

By: Sam

Sam — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:12:39 +0000

Hi John. My Aunt is on TalkTalk and her package is very good indeed. I considered moving there everytime my BT bill came in. However, I am so happy with every aspect of o2 (price/service reliability/customer support) that I’ve no plans to move anywhere else now that Home Phone is coming for the same price as TalkTalk – and sounds like the package features (with regards to international calls) are pretty much identical to o2.

By: John

John — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:04:21 +0000

Do check out TalkTalk before you make a decision. I know they were rightly criticised when they first rolled out their phone and broadband package but things seem to have settled down now. I certainly have no complaints and neither does my neighbour.
I pay £20 per month for phone and broadband. This includes line rental and all phone calls, including ones to 28 other countries. I regularly call France at no extra cost. There is a rule about not speaking for longer than an hour (just hang up before and call again!) and I pay a bit extra to avoid paying for 0870 calls.
Don’t know if my package is still available but it is very good.